Boot Key Boundary Amendment Proposed by The City of Marathon
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Boot Key Boundary AmendmentProposed by
The City of Marathon
Acquisition and Restoration CouncilDecember 9 and 10, 2010
Presented by Muller and Associates, Inc.
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Boot Key Highlights
• Renowned fall raptor migration site – average single-day counts of almost 800 raptors– FWC Wildlife Viewing Area– Important Bird Area
• Habitat for at least 21 imperiled species (3 state-listed animals, 12 state-listed plants)
• Tropical hardwood hammock (rockland hammock), coastal berm/beach dune (S2 rank)
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Boot Key Highlights
• Adjacent to Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
• Complements conservation/education/ historical facilities
• Adjacent to Florida Keys Overseas Paddling Trail
• Potential side-trip for the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
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Boundary Amendment
• Will allow 100% conservation ownership and management of island, after purchase of critical ownership (Yampol)
• Provide gateway to island for public access (essential since bridge was removed)
• City of Marathon will manage the island, in cooperation with FWC
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CELCP NOAA Funding
• 50/50 cost share federal/state and local funding - Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP), administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• Boot Key ranked sixth in the nation on the preliminary priority list of projects eligible for CELCP funding, well within the anticipated funding
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CELCP NOAA Funding
• Florida’s guidelines - projects proposed for CELCP must be on the Florida Forever/Board of Trustees acquisition list.
• The City of Marathon worked with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Coastal Management Program to prepare the Boot Key application.
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State/Keys Cooperative Agreement
• >>date, agreement, amt Marathon committed
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